Chapter 2 - Welcome
Zaekryl's POV
I died...
I died on spot...
But what the hell happened in exact?
Sitting on a comfy sofa with a noble old man in black suit in front, pouring me a cup of tea to enjoy my stay. What is his motive?
"Um, sir? Where am I?" I abruptly ask.
The old man remained silent. What is he up to?
"What is your name?"
"Waah!"
He suddenly spoke out of the blue I was quite freaked out and fell behind the sofa I was just sitting on.
After tidying myself up and sitting back on the couch, I took a sip of the flower tea, it smelled so nice so it took a while before I was done.
"Young man... State your name"
The old man asks again.
"It is rude for someone to ask a person when they cannot even introduce themselves first." I coldly replied.
"My apologies, I am what you can call an angel.... Hha"
What is this old man laughing for! "Angel?" what a freak! he must be a con artist, yes!
"A-angel? Y-you?!" I said.
"Sorry for my late introduction, I am the seventh angel of the heaven, Scalpel"
'Scalpel? Isn't that what surgeons use to perform a some kind of surgery? What a lame name.
"So, I would like to ask again. Where am I and why am I here?" I asked once again.
"You must be already aware of that already? You're already dead." He said it directly.
"Y-yeah... But why am I still breathing and d-drinking this tea?"
"This place, my office. Is like a interrogation room for dead people like you are. In behalf of God. I apologize" he suddenly bowed.
"W-why?"
"It was a solely mistake on our end." the old man answered.
"Mistake? My death was a mistake? Huh?!" I was quite angry and threw a tantrum unconsciously
"P-please calm down... Please accept my apology! We will do anything you want! God gave you one wish, one wish! Whatever it is wealth, power or anything! He will grant you!"
The old man sincerely apologized and even performed a continuous kowtow.
"Fine, fine, stop doing that! Okay?
... You said I can wish whatever I want to right? Then I want to be a powerful immortal, a wealthy one. Also can I bring these things with me?" I added.
"If that is your wish, we will grant you..."
And after that I spent another night in that floating place. After waiting for a day old man Scalpel finally appeared, we came back to the room from where I was three days ago and once again had some peaceful time to drink some tea.
After an hour of silence. Our tea became cold and Scalpel starts to speak, regarding my wish, he said God granted it. I was really happy but I didn't showed it on my face.
"Then when will I depart?" I arrogantly said.
"Today, You will leave this place today, so please prepare your things beforehand. Also come closer..." Scalpel said, and I got closer,
He suddenly stabbed me a sharp peculiar dagger without my notice. But I didn't feel any pain or something. Instead it just tickles a little bit. So I wondered, this is what you can truly feel after being stabbed by an angel. A miracle happens.
"What did you do?" I asked.
"It was just a small mini ritual." He replied.
"Ritual? it didn't seem like it. But why are you stabbing me with that strange dagger? It's scary!" I said pointing out the dagger he was carrying on his right hand.
"Like I said, a small ritual. It was to test you whether you are befitting of the power that God gave you or not. If you bleed you die if not you pass, okay?" he said as he smirked a little bit.
"Why would god test a person by stabbing them on the guts? Huh?! Is he crazy?" I talk back.
"Stop badmouthing the God, he granted your wish, you must be thankful!" He said.
"Okay okay! I will go back to my room!" I said as I pouted.
"Come back here in an hour!"
I went back to my temporary room and fixed my things.
Then the thought came to mind of what happened to me the day I died and ended up here.
I finally left my house after being copped up inside my room just playing and did nothing to contribute to the society for almost a month. If not for my mom scolding me for an hour I wouldn't have left my house. I was about to go to school when the clear sky suddenly became dark, I crossed the street and without knowing a huge lighting struck me, however, my life didn't end here, I was supposed to be alive if not for that fcking bus to ran over me and if not because of that lightning I would have cross the street safely! Darn life.
And when I came to I ended up sitting with an old man in front of me.
I suddenly woke up from accidentally dozing off and can hear an angered Scalpel calling out for me immediately for I will depart soon.
"What? An hour haven't passed yet!" I replied shouting out loud.
The door banged open and the old man scalpel appeared. He looks very angry.
"An hour haven't passed yet? It's already been one and a half hours darn it!" He angrily said.
"Oh! Then let's go?"
Getting out from my room Scalpel didn't even look back he must be very angry. well I don't have the authority to argue since I'm at fault. And here we go again. sitting back on this sofa to drinking some tea.
"S-scalpel?"
"Shut it!"
"O-okay!"
"Prepare yourself! a magic circle will appear below you sooner or later!"
After waiting for quite a while, the room suddenly darkens and thunders starts to appear one after another, striking on every surfaces and coming to a close to this floating place above the clouds.
I didn't notice it since it was too dark, but a magic circle already appeared below me. Since I don't know much about magic or stuff, I was really amused of what colored it turned into.
A dark black magic circle appeared with some unknown ruin letters of some sort engraved within that even the old man Scalpel couldn't understand. a bunch of various shapes and ten pointed stars.
After taking a look of the black magic circle that appeared below me I looked at Scalpel with joy.
"Scalpel look a magic circle appeared!" I sounded like a kid after receiving a toy car as a birthday gift, I sounded like an idiot. I'm ashamed.
"B-black? Black... a black magic circle... Dark... evil... an evil, y-you YOU!!! I have never seen a black magic circle appeared before for the past billion years of living in this world." Old man Scalpel suddenly became alarmed, he looks kind of pale as he sweats a lot and continuously dripping off his face. he looks like a chickened out five year old kid that screams in agony after being barked at a dog inside a cage. Scalpel keeps cursing me and wishes for me to disappear this instance.
"Who are you! why have you come? release that young man he has no faults!" Scalpel asked a his words were in a form of hesitation
"M-me?" I pointed at myself and was confused of the things that has been going on right now.
"You ask for my name? oh yeah I still haven't told you my name yet didn't I?" I happily laugh since I don't know what's going on. from what I have observe on the internet, if you don't know what to do with a crazy man in front, you should intend to laugh to go with the flow. since Scalpel looks like he was having fun I should join the fun, the more the marrier!
"You still have the guts to laugh? state your name! now!"
Uwah! what with this stinky old man his personality keeps changing does he have a personality disorder or something? You should have your health check especially your mental health, okay?
"I'm Zaekryl! a dark mage" I seriously replied as I looked down on Scalpel. I was completely unaware of my actions.
"Dear God! an evil ascended, please forgive me and my actions!" Scalpel starts to pray all of a sudden. maybe it's a ritual for me to go down in another world or something?
"You have my thanks Scalpel, for bringing me to the other world hahaha"
'Should I laugh more?'
"Dear! what have I done!" He keeps blaming himself.
And while I was unaware of what the heck is happening, I got suddenly transported in the middle of a dangerous dark forest alone with only my sling bag on hand.
I have no information in this world, my phone is no use since there is no fckin signal, I couldn't get the chance to bring some snacks, I don't know what I am, am I a human or not? he called me evil! what should i do?!
now I'm angry, when i see that old man I'll grab his nostrils and bring him down on the ground so that he will stay in hospital bed for a month hah!
While I was cursing that damn old man I didn't notice that an expressionless maid suddenly appeared out of nowhere and us currently standing firmly one meter away from me.
"W-who?"
"Good day, Dark Lord Zaekryl-sama, It is my very pleasure to meet you, I am a battle maid, my name is Kristie, I have heard the news and is here to pick you up."
The girl had a blank green eyes and normal colored skin, she stood up and bowing in a proper manner, wearing a long maid outfit. apparently, she calls me her master. Since she knows who I am then what'sthe harm for following her?
"O-okay..."
She asks for her to carry my sling bag since she was concerned that it may hurt my shoulders since it looks heavy in her eyes. I refused and I said that I would carry it on my own.
"We are very glad that you have come in this word, my lord"
"We?"
"You must be unaware, it is alright, my lord. Darlwrin will explain things to you when we reached your residence"
It is nice to hear her speak in such a polite way towards me, such a music in my ears.
After minutes of walking we arrived. The two of us stood right in front of a gigantic abandoned castle.
"We have arrived, my lord"
"This is my residence?" I don't mind the looks of the place since an abandoned castle looks very cool.
The door automatically opened and with my surprise a bunch of maid, butler, servants you can find anywhere in a noble house, are lines up to welcome me inside. on the ground there lay await a red carpet, and seems like it was looking at me and was waiting for me to stomp on it with my very own feet.
All of them suddenly spoke in a synchronized way
"Welcome! Dark Lord ZAEKRYL-sama!!"
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